Example sentences of "[not/n't] want to make a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Johnny Kirk , whose family had been connected with the ‘ mayor-making ’ over the years , said they did not want to make a big production of it or turn it into a tourist attraction ; they wanted to keep it as it was , ‘ a local event for local people ’ . |
| 2 | Zeno said he liked the man well enough , but would n't want to make a close friend of him . |
| 3 | Er well I do n't want to make a long speech , ladies and gentlemen , but when you return to the States I hope you 'll take some happy memories with you and remember , we have not forgot you , especially those chaps who failed to return . |
| 4 | We get many of our beliefs by indirect observation in just this way , either because we do n't want to make a direct observation or because we ca n't . |
| 5 | I just did n't want to make a big mistake . ’ |
| 6 | Anyway , I do n't want to make a big issue about this , I just want to ask . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't want to make a big thing about holing myself up in the middle of nowhere , but people are asking me where I 've been and I ca n't really say I 've been touring the Far East or helping Bob ( we think he means Dylan — Ed ) with his album . |
| 8 | ‘ I did n't want to make a big thing of it . ’ |